“Queer Santa” is coming to make sure LGBTQ homeless teens get presents

Shutterstock“My family did find out I was gay after I was grown and they disowned me. So it’s very important to me to make sure that all children are taken…

How LGBTQ people can handle difficult conversations during the holidays

ShutterstockHere’s how to handle family members you can’t avoid this holiday season. See source

Elliot Page shares his first pic since announcing transition & thanks his fans

Screenshot/Instagram“From the bottom of my heart, thank you.” See source

Hundreds gather to mourn trans teen who died after she was humiliated for wearing a skirt to school

Screenshot/Instagram“Everything I’m doing now, it’s to better help you, that’s what you don’t understand!” the counselor shouted at the trans teen, shortly before she died by suicide. See source

Glitter-bomber booby traps packages to give thieves what they deserve

Screenshot/YouTubeMore packages get stolen in December than in any other month. Watch this guy set up packages for thieves… booby-trapped with glitter. See source

Legendary comic Eddie Izzard now uses she/her pronouns

Brian Minkoff / Shutterstock“I just want to be based in girl mode from now on.” See source

The religious right’s allegiance to Trump may cost them a price too high to pay

Jae C. Hong/APNow that it’s essentially an arm of the Republican Party, the religious right may have a hard time keeping younger believers & recruiting new members to their politicized…

Longtime marriage equality opponent is outraged that her organization is a hate group

The same woman who declared herself the “spokesman” for Prop 8 is “madder than a wet hen” and starting a petition. See source

Barr Refuses Trump’s Bogus Demands on His Way Out the Door

Outgoing Attorney General Bill Barr on Monday said he saw no reason to appoint special counsels to investigate two of President Trump’s current obsessions: Hunter Biden and false claims of…

The Disgraceful Roots of the Black-White Unemployment Gap

The unemployment rate among Black workers is consistently about twice the unemployment rate among white workers. This disparity has long been known, but what accounts for it? Can we say…

Coronavirus Growth in Western Countries: December 20 Update

Here’s the coronavirus death toll through December 20. The raw data from Johns Hopkins is here. See source

Stretching The Meaning Of The Word ‘Defense,’ The Japanese Navy Mulls Land-Attack Missiles For Its New Warships

The Japanese navy already was planning to acquire two new giant missile-defense ships to replace unpopular land-based missile sites. Now it’s considering adding long-range land-attack missiles to the two ships,…

Congress Agrees On Second Relief Package Including Second Stimulus Check, Weekly Federal Unemployment Benefit

U.S. congressional leaders reached agreement on Sunday on a $900 billion package to provide the first new aid in months to an economy and individuals battered by the surging coronavirus…

Choice Hotels Launches the First Franchisee-Focused Group for Black American Hoteliers

For fifteen years, Choice Hotels has been strengthening its longstanding commitment to diversity through its Emerging Markets program. In early December, Choice launched Choice Hotels Owners African American Alliance (CHOAAA),…

PayPal Invests $50 Million in LISC Black Economic Development Fund

BLACK ENTERPRISE reported on Paypal’s $530 million commitment to end racial disparities and advancing social change. This week, the payment processing company announced it will invest $50 million to the…